Buckle, Inc. (The) (BKE) vs The Gap, Inc. (GAP)

Buckle, Inc. (The) and The Gap, Inc. are both Apparel Retail companies. The Gap, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $8.2B against $2.4B — 3.4× the size. The Gap, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 6.8× against 10.6×. Buckle, Inc. (The) grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.22% against 1.05%. Buckle, Inc. (The) has the higher net margin (16.6% vs 8.14%) and the higher return on invested capital (85.7% vs 35.6%). Both pay a dividend; The Gap, Inc. yields more (2.98% vs 2.26%). Across the 23 metrics below, Buckle, Inc. (The) leads on 13 and The Gap, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric BKE GAP Apparel Retail median
P/E 10.62 6.76 13.40
P/S 1.77 0.54 0.31
P/B 4.81 2.08 1.73
Price to free cash flow 11.94 8.58 12.11
EV/EBITDA 6.44 3.57 7.58
EV/Sales 1.56 0.51 0.51
Earnings yield 9.42% 14.79% 5.50%
Free cash flow yield 8.37% 11.66% 3.85%

Profitability

Metric BKE GAP Apparel Retail median
Gross margin 48.95% 43.26% 41.90%
Operating margin 20.84% 10.99% 2.50%
Net margin 16.62% 8.14% 3.41%
Free cash flow margin 14.83% 6.24% 2.86%
Return on equity 45.76% 33.78% 7.71%
Return on assets 20.80% 9.98% 2.85%
Return on invested capital 85.74% 35.57% 6.41%

Growth

Metric BKE GAP Apparel Retail median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.22% 1.05% 4.17%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 6.43% (3.18%) 5.51%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.57% 2.17% 5.92%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 10.02% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric BKE GAP Apparel Retail median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.38 0.01
Current ratio 2.08 1.82 1.53
Net debt to EBITDA (0.90) (0.94) (0.38)

Dividend

Metric BKE GAP Apparel Retail median
Dividend yield 2.26% 2.98% 1.80%
Payout ratio 0.24 0.21 0.21

Size

Metric BKE GAP Apparel Retail median
Market cap 2.40b 8.24b 371.52m

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